Jesse Jackson Blames The Schools
By Wyatt Earp | February 19, 2010
As most of you know, Philadelphia is a violent place. Sometimes, that violence spills into the public schools. In recent weeks, the School District of Philadelphia has dealt with weapons violations, race riots, and mob rule from their cherubs. Something has to be done, and soon.
Luckily for us, the “Reverend” Jesse Jackson is on the case:
Students like those who swarmed Center City this week, throwing punches and causing trouble, need to have more reasons to stay in school, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said today.
“Those who are excited about learning are not reduced to violence,” said Jackson.
Jackson himself was the son of a teenage mother, adopted and raised by a grandmother who never learned to read or write. But his grandmother stressed the value of education, Jackson said, and he found a refuge in after-school activities.
Yeah, he spent his formative years race-baiting and bilking money out of his fellow students.
His comments came during a Philadelphia School District event for parents. Jackson talked about parent involvement, the city’s rampant truancy problem, and how students ought to prepare themselves for success.
I’m sorry, but this guy is a dick. The violence is the school district’s fault? Are you freakin’ kidding me? What about the parents of these thugs? Where are they? Of course the kids are going to be uncontrollable when their mother and father are absentee landlords!
Look, Jesse Jackson doesn’t care about Philadelphia, its public schools, and its students. The only thing Jesse Jackson cares about is Jesse Jackson. He saw another chance to get some camera time and he took it. What’s worse is that since he was a headliner at this event, it is almost certain that he was paid for his appearance.
It’s a pretty sweet gig: Rouse the rabble, blame “The Man,” grab the check, and beat feet.
God bless America.
Topics: Philly | 14 Comments »
February 19th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
That article just made me so angry.
1. Hey, folks, guess what?!!?!? You know why Johnny can’t read? It is because mommy and daddy place no value in it and Johnny follows with the same attitude.
2. I teach in a great school district. You know why it is great? It is because the parents, for the most part, give a flying fig about how their kids do in school. They EXPECT their children to go on to college or some other form of education. The majority of the children understand this expectation and perform accordingly. Do they always like it? No. Do they frequently try to find ways to do as little as possible, because they dislike school? Yes. Do they get away with that attitude? Nope.
There are students who struggle because of learning difficulties, but most of the kids who do not do well in school are that way because of the attitude they bring to school and to learning. They refuse to do the work and they refuse to accept that they need to be active participants in their education.
Who gets blamed for their a-holery? The teachers. The schools.
People who complain about schools need to spend at least one to two weeks in one, as the professional in the front of the room and the professional who has to deal with all of the administrations “new” ideas.
Jackson needs an education himself.
February 19th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
The Philadelphia School District provides breakfast and lunch free of charge for its students. In some cases it provides winter coats for students who need them. Teachers not only teach, but discipline the undisciplined, and often teach basic manners to kids who are utterly clueless thanks to the wolves who have raised them. There’s so little for parents to do these days….
RT is exactly right about why Johnny can’t read. Don’t blame the teachers, or the school district- blame yourself.
February 19th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
I blame Bush because Obama is kinda black and I don’t want to sounds like a racist.
February 19th, 2010 at 11:51 pm
While the Reverend Jack-summmmmmmmm may be a hemorrhoid, he is correct in that too many blacks devalue education. When you study your history, you find that the keystone of the civil rights movement was the pursuit of better educational opportunities than the segregated schools provided.
Those folks must be turning over in their graves…
February 20th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
When crackhead mothers stop having babys out of wedlock who also grow up to be crackheads the schools might improve some. It would also be of help if the black mayor, black city council and black police chief do something positive to take back an out of control city.
February 20th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
RT – Nail, hammer, clang. Right on the nose. My g/f teaches physics at a local (semi-rural) high school. Parents just don’t care, won’t discipline their kids, and then bitch when their precious gets suspended for bad behavior.
Ms. Crankipants – Don’t be so hard on the wolves, they’d do a better job at it then their real parents.
February 20th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
This is a generational thing stretching all the way back to “The Great Society” in the 60s. The parents were “brought up” in the 80s-90s. Their parents were brought up in the 60s-70s. We are not talking about some golden era of parental responsibility. Generational apathy and pathology. Nostalgia for that era is best represented by a tee-shirt I used to see sold on Market Street with an image of food stamps on it beneath which read “The Good Old Days.” I guess food stamps were easier to barter with than Access Cards, the newer coin of the realm.
It cracks me up when the term “parents” is used in these cases. Due to the illegitimacy rate, I think the term “parent” would be a better term if used loosely. Generally speaking, Dad, if known, is nowhere to be found. Mom simply carried the child to term. Mother Government will provide.
February 20th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Walter E. Williams, who grew up in North Philadelphia’s Richard Allen housing project wrote the following:
One has to ask: What happened? I graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in 1954. Franklin had just about the lowest academic rating of all Philadelphia high schools and probably the city’s lowest income students. But what goes on today in Philadelphia high schools would have been inconceivable back then. There were no policemen in or around the schools, there wasn’t wanton property destruction, profanities weren’t heard up and down the hallways, and the farthest thought from a student’s mind was to curse or assault a teacher.
Much of what’s seen today is a result of harebrained ideas and a tolerance for barbaric behavior. Kathleen Parker cited such an example in her May 16 syndicated column. The case concerned teacher Elizabeth Kandrac, who was routinely verbally abused by black students at Brentwood Middle School in North Charleston, S.C. A sample of the abusive language: white b—-, white m—–f—–, white c—, white ho. Despite frequent complaints, school officials did nothing to stop the abuse. They told her this racially charged profanity was simply part of the students’ culture, and if Kandrac couldn’t handle the students’ cursing, she was in the wrong school. Kandrac brought suit alleging a racially hostile work environment, and the school district settled out of court for $200,000.
People with such a tolerant mindset are in effect saying that blacks are not to be held to civilized standards of conduct and academic expectations that might be enforced for others. That’s a disgusting and debilitating notion. I guarantee you that years ago, such nonsense would not have been tolerated, and a person making excuses for barbaric behavior by black students would have been considered a lunatic.
What has been allowed in predominantly black schools is nothing less than a betrayal of the struggle paid with blood, sweat and tears by previous generations to make possible the educational opportunities so long denied blacks that are being routinely squandered today. Blacks who lived through that struggle and are no longer with us wouldn’t have believed such a betrayal possible.
There’s enough blame to go around for each to have his share: students who are alien and hostile to the education process, parents who don’t give a damn, and the education establishment and politicians who accommodate and excuse this tragedy of black education.
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February 20th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
RT – Somehow I doubt Jesse was on the honor roll.
Mrs. Crankipants – I blame George Bush.
Mark – You too? I’m in!
Bob – Good to see that MLKs efforts are being completely wasted in favor of thug lifestyles.
Minuteman26 – The black DA isn’t helping matters, either. If you only knew.
Dano – Kyle came home the other day with a bad grade in English. He started crying because he thought I was going to kill him. I didn’t, but you know, I almost want my kids to fear me a little when it comes to grades. I tell them school is more important than anything else in life.
Mrs. Crankipants – I love Walter E. Man is brilliant.
February 20th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
He should run for President.
February 21st, 2010 at 5:47 am
I can’t wait for JJ to die so I can dig him up and take a dump on his dead face
Ya it’s illegal and ya i’ll still do it.
February 21st, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Wyatt- I know what you have to put up with; have extended family who is a Philly cop. Used to live in the area and covered the city in my job. Retired to the Republic of Texas to get away from the cold and liberal politics.
February 21st, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Mrs. Crankipants – He’s older, but still smart as a whip.
Kaveman – Wow, that’s pretty graphic.
Minuteman26 – Yeah, libs are pretty scarce there. Must be like Heaven.